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Lipids > Fatty Alcohols
Organic Chemicals > Alcohols > Fatty Alcohols

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Fatty Alcohols  

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  • Alcohol, Fatty
  • Fatty Alcohol

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  • Usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain primary alcohols, but can also range from as few as 4 carbons, derived from natural fats and oils, including lauryl, stearyl, oleyl, and linoleyl alcohols. They are used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, and lube oils and in textile manufacture. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

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